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Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:19:58 -0700 From: Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de> To: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> Cc: pavan_savoy@...com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] drivers:misc: Kconfig, Makefile for TI's ST ldisc On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 03:18:52PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:35:30 -0700 > Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de> wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 04:19:12PM -0500, pavan_savoy@...com wrote: > > > From: Pavan Savoy <pavan_savoy@...com> > > > > > > This change adds the Kconfig and Make file for TI's > > > ST line discipline driver and the BlueZ driver for BT > > > core of the TI BT/FM/GPS combo chip. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Pavan Savoy <pavan_savoy@...com> > > > --- > > > drivers/misc/Kconfig | 1 + > > > > Why 'misc'? Why not 'char' like all the other ldiscs? > > > > Or 'drivers/ldisc' to be more specific? > > We've discussed having /tty or drivers/tty for a while. The ldiscs are > currently everywhere - drivers/net, isdn, char .... > > I am not sure an ldisc directory helps though - slip and ppp are in > drivers/net for example and clearly belong there. Yeah, good point. I like the idea of a tty/ directory for the tty core in the future if it's really needed. thanks, greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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